Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.7 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
?? |
pay 4.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
?? |
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
?? |
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